What was your favourite book when you were a child?
A Twist of Fate by Pamela Scobie.
If you could be a character from a book, who would you be?
Willy Wonka.
What sort of books do you like reading now?
Short ones.
Who is your favourite author?
Khalil Gibran.
Are there any picture books that you would recommend?
Lost and Found - Oliver Jeffers,
Clown - Quentin Blake,
Elephant and Piggie series - Mo Willems.
If you wrote a book, what would it be about?
The triumph of spirituality over materialism.
If you could pick one book to read to your class, what would it be?
Whispers in the Graveyard - Theresa Breslin.
Thank you, Mr Sayers!
Well, having seen Mrs Eyre's reasoning, I suppose I ought to give reasons for my choices too.
ReplyDeleteAs a child I was terribly pessimistic and therefore loved the tragedy of the events depicted in "A twist of Fate" - beautifully, ironically tragic.
Who wouldn't want to be Willy Wonka!?!
I find myself so pressed from all directions that I either need to read short books or longer books which bear 'putting down' on a frequent basis - hence my love of picture books.
Khalil Gibran is more poet than author, but he has a way of opening people up, right to the core of human emotion.
Calvin and Hobbes gets an honourable mention, but deserves a more discerning readership - not to sound snobbish or anything.
Finally, Whispers in the Graveyard is creepy, but also a great insight into the world as viewed by someone with severe learning difficulties.
[Mr Sayers]
I can remember when Mr sayers read that book when I was in his class! I really loved it. I have recently been to France with my school, and with a 21 hour bus ride each way, I did alot of reading! I read some really old fashioned books aswell as some of My old favourites. The classics I read were little women, and Jane eyre. They are sooo good! At the start they are a little hard to get into, but they are really great storys :)
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